2M Flashcards

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Geddes axe

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Recommended cuts of 86 million but was actually 64 million

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2
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House And Town Planning Act

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1919, cost three times the amount it should have. 200,000 built, still leaving shortages of 800,000

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3
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‘Shotgun wedding between liberal fair maid and Tory militarism ogre’

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Mawick on coalition due to conscription

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4
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WW1 made unprecedented demands on economy’

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Peden

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5
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‘Advance of state control cautious limited and temporary’

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Bourne

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6
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‘Ministry of Munitions a temporary phenomenon’

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Smith

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7
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‘The lion [labour party in 1906] has no teeth or claws and is losing its growl too’

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Tillet

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8
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‘Government showed no long term needs of agriculture’

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Bourne

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9
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‘Never again enjoyed the financial stability it had before war’

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Simpson

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10
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Seats won by Labour 1906

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30

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11
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Liberal legislation blocked by Lords

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Abolition of plural voting bill, liscencing Bill 1908

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12
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How much would dreadnoughts and reforms cost

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£15 million and £16 million

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13
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People’s budget did what

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Income tax for over 30,000 p/a and super tax for over 50,000 p/a and death duties on inherited property

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14
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New and old industry export, 1900s

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51% old industry. 2.2% aircraft and cars.

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15
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Uboat crisis sunk ___ causing lots of shortages in ___

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3.7 million tonnes, 1915

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16
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War funded through taxation

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88 million direct taxation, 75 million indirect taxation

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17
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Class divide

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75% manual labourers, 5 million upper class accounted for 50% of income

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18
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How much spent per year on army and navy put together before war

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£80 million

19
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National debt

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625 million to 7,980 million start and end of war

20
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Trade union membership at end of war

21
Q

Coalition liberals and conservatives amount of seats won in 1918 coupon election

22
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Labour seats won 1922

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142 this is more than the liberals won

23
Q

All liberals together won how many seats in 1922

24
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Irish seats 1918

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Sinn Fein had 73 of 105

25
Britain vs USA coal cutting methods
8% mechanic compared to 25% in USA
26
Trade union membership 1927 and why
Below 5 million as a result of the failure of the general strike and the consequential trades disputes act
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Volunteers in general strike
100,000
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Sankey commission
Set up in 1919 to investigate conditions and pay in mining. Recommended rise in wages and a shorter working day. Recommended nationalisation but government refused.
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TU membership 1910-1914
2.5 million to 4million (25% of population)
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May predicted ____ budget deficit by 1932
120 million
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Conservative votes for 1931 National Government
12 million, 6.6 million Labour
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Unemployment in Jarrow (n) and St Albans (mid) in 1934
68%, 4%
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Budget deficit 1951
700 million
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Rise in pensions
£1.30 per week 1946
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Conservative record membership 1951
2.8 million
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50s wages rose %
70%
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1911-1913 TUs
1.6 to 2.6 million
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46 policy
NT NI NA fampen
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Conservative policy 25-9
26 Electricity Act 28 Equal Franchise Act 29 Local Government Act
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Unemployment interwar period
Always over 9%, 23% in 1932, 46% in mining and ships
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45 Lab seats
393
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1935 Lab votes
35%
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Housing
Addison 1919 170,000 22 Subsidy 6 20 24 Wheatley 9 40